Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3116, Stephen Dummer, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Dummer Stephen
R 3116
CONTENTS

Stephen H. Cassmann
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Stephen. Dummer
Connecticut—
— — — — — Suspended—
— — — — — At 27. Feby. 1835—
Rev. Nathan Smith.—
3116

City of New Haven, Feb. 20. 1835.
Having read the declaration of Captain Stephen Dummer of said City, made on the 29. of March 1834, in order to obtain a pension, I hereby certify, that said Dummer, who is now in the eightieth year of his age, was born & has resided in my neighbourhood, where he has uniformly been considered a man of truth, & that I have full confidence in every part of said declaration.
Abi Bishop
10. fully concurs in the above David Daggett
Wm. D. West
Wm. H. Ellis

Ch. Feb. 27.
J. L. Johnson Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Hon Nathan Smith Senate U.S.

Washington May 26 th 1835
Sir Mr. Dumont, who before I wrote has been long known to me. He is an honest unpartial, & ready man. I hope you will send on this copy immediately. With great respect Nathan Smith
J. L. Edward Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

30,384
Connecticut
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of Connecticut, } ss. County of New-Haven, }
On this 29 th  month day of March 1834. - personally appeared, in open Court, before the Honble Charles A. Ingersoll Judge of the Court of Probate, for the District of New Haven now sitting, Stephen Sumner, a resident of New Haven, in the County of New-Haven, and State of Connecticut, aged 78 - years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832: - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: - In the fore part of the month of August 1776, the 2 d Regiment of Connecticut Militia, under Command of Col. Joby Thompson, was ordered to New York. I was then a private, in a company in New Haven belonging to said Regiment. Robert Brown, was Capt, Abel Burnet Lieut, and Phineas Bradley 1 st Ensign, of said Company, with them, and the Regiment, I went to New York; on our arrival in New York, our Regt was sent to Fort Green, on Long Island, and remained there until all the troops returned again to New York. When all the Connecticut Regiments, were formed into a Brigade, and put under the command the oldest Col. Hissman, until Genl. Walcutt arrived in Camp, the late Genl. David Humphreys, was Adjutant of Col. Thompson Regt. I remained with the Regiment in New York, until the City was abandoned by the American troops. When we marched to the north of the Island, to a place called Harlem Heights, where our principal force was collected - On our retreat from New York, Col. Thompson was killed, by a shot from the British. I remained in the Army until some time in November, when I returned home. - In this tour, according to the best of my recollection I served not less than three months. - - - In the month of April 1777. I volunteered as a private, under Capt. Brown, and marched with many others, from New Haven, to Danbury in Fairfield County, Conn. at the time that Town was burnt, by the British, I was in the Battle at Compo, when General Wooster, was killed. - On this tour I served not less than three weeks. - - - In the month of June 1777. I was drafted for one month, and served at East Haven, building fortifications, on the East side of New Haven Harbour, under the command of Col. Joseph Thompson of New Haven, who superintended the building of the works. - In the month of September 1777. when the British troops from New York, were proceeding up the Hudson River, intending to form a junction with Burgoyne's Army, at Albany, there was a call for aid to check their progress; when I again volunteered as a private, under Command of the late Honble James Hillhouse of New Haven, as Capt, we marched to North River, and were in the vicinity of Continental Village, when it was burnt, by the British, and when Eropus, on the west side.

of the Hudson, was wantonly reduced to ashes; I remained with the Army on the River, until after the surrender of Burgoyne's Army; and the British shipping, and troops, had gone down the River to New York; when I returned home to New Haven, the latter part of October; on this tour, I served not less than one month and a half, according to my best recollection. In the month of July 1779, I again volunteered, and did Military duty with the troops in New Haven, one week; was in the battle in that town, on the 6 th of that month, when the British gained possession of the town; in this engagement, I got so overheated, as to cause me to lose the sight of my right eye, which I have not since regained. — In these several tours I served as a private soldier in the Army of the United States, in the War of the Revolution, according to my best recollection, not less than six months, and a half; and for these services, (and for the loss of my sight,) I claim a Pension. —
I do not remember that I ever received a discharge from the service at any time, — And I know of no person whose testimony I can procure, nor have I any documentary evidence, to prove my service. —
I was born in town, and County, of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, August 10 th 1756. There is a record of my age in family bible that was my father's, and in the office of the town clerk of New Haven. —
I was living in New Haven, at each time when I was called into service, and have continued to live there, from the close of the War of the Revolution, until the present time.
I am known in New Haven, where I have lived the whole of my past life to the Hon ble David Dagget, Judge of the Superior court, of the State of Connecticut, — to the Hon ble William Bristol, Judge of the United-States Court, for the District of Connecticut. — to the Hon ble R. J. Ingersol, late Member of Congress, from the State of Connecticut, and to William H. Ellis Esq r Collector of the Customs, for the Port of New Haven, — who can testify as to my character for veracity, and their belief of my services, as a soldier of the Revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, except that of the State of
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Stephen Jennings
We, Henry Grinnell a Clergyman, residing in Netham and Reuben Bradley residing in Netham hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Jennings who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Reuben Bradley Henry Grinnell Atty. J. Sanford Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Henry Grinnell who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Netham and that Reuben Bradley who has also signed the same, is a resident in Netham and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Chas. J. Pease Clerk of Court
I, Atty. J. Sanford Clerk of the Probate Court of Netham do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Stephen Jennings for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of March 1854.
Atty. J. Sanford Clerk